Quote Originally Posted by gramofone View Post
Martin T,

Face up to the fact that CDs and their plastic jewel cases - like mullet haircuts and shoulder pads - were just an unfortunate outgrowth of Western consumerist culture, which came and went and the people rejoiced throughout the land.
Your personal opinions are just that. The truth is however far removed from your opinion. Without the CD manufacturing and data storage development, many following inventions would not have been possible. At the time of the first consumer CD release, consumers were not able to buy a harddisk in the shop, and PC audio was limited to 8 bits. In fact, CD audio had already managed 16 bit playback before PC soundcards caught up.